Messi's muscle injury in the Inter Miami game won Philadelphia 6-4 in the 15th American professional football league on May 24 and had to work out the first days alone when the team was joining Argentina. The 38-year-old predecessor returned to full training from the beginning of the week, but remained sitting outside the entire mating match meeting Honduras yesterday.

Lionel Messi launched before Argentina's Associates winning Honduras 2-0 on Kyle Field Field, Texas, US June 6, 2026. Image: Reuters

Despite not competing, Messi remained the most noted character on the field. Every time his image appeared on the big screen at Kyle Field, the stands resounded "Messi, Messi". The fans' wildness reveals the special attraction of the owner of eight Golden Balls.

After the game was over, the majority of Argentina's players returned to the dressing room, but a large audience remained on the Kyle Field stands. Although the security forces repeatedly offered the viewers leave the courtyard, many remained determined to stay because Messi still appeared on the field.

Many viewers were surprised to see the Argentinan captain continue training after the game. Due to not being used by Coach Lionel Scaloni, Messi had to complete his own physical project by physical expert Luis Martin to balance the volume of movement with the teammates who had competed.

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Messi and his teammates practice after the game.

The rehearsal included inter-interrupted acceleration exercises. In addition to Messi, the team that did not go to the courtyard included Ignacio Ovando, Simon Escobar, and Nicolas Gonzalez. Some players were only used in the last few minutes of the game such as Joaquin Freitas, Tomás Aranda, Nicolás Capaldo, Santiago Beltran and Jose Manuel Lopez were also involved.

Under the supervision of thousands of spectators who remained in the courtyard, Messi completed the full exercise with a high concentration. All lenses are directed to the 38-year-old superstar, who continues to receive applause and applause from the audience.

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This match, in spite of Messi's absence, Argentina won Honduras easy thanks to Lautaro Martinez's penalty kick and made the credit of Giuliano Simeone - the son of Coach who was in charge of Atletico Madrid, Diego Simeone.

After the match, Scaloni was pleased with the performance of the students, assessing the team's spirit of competition, and at the same time giving praise to the young faces that had just launched the national team such as Santiago Beltran, Tomas Aranda and Joaquin Freitas.

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